The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-02-10
FOREIGN.



of Fulda, who mediated between
Prussia and the Vatican in negotia-
tons for revision of the May laws has
been deputed by the pope to make a
statement declaring the pope's inten-
tons in advising the Catholic electors to
support the government on the septen-
nate bill, and explaining the papal in
terests from a Catholic standpoint in
having the Catholic electors assist in
securing the success of Prince Bis
marck's bill in the new reichstag. The
reason for making this important state
ment will be the introduction in the
upper house of the Prussian diet of the
new ecclesiastical bill.
THE BULGARIAN QUESTION.
LONDON, Feb. S.-Official dispatches
which passed between the Russian and
British governments regarding the
Bulgarian question are published. They
of General Kulbars in Bulgaria and de-
clare that the efforts to restore the in
dependence of that country would be
continued. The late Lord Iddesleigh,
then foreign secretary, in reply, said:
1.-The Russian governments impression
of events in Bulgaria differed widely
with those of the British government.
England was equally DESTROYS of main
tanning treaties relative to Bulgaria and
obtaining pacific solution of the diff
Guilty"
MARKETS AGAIN PANICKY.
The stock exchange markets are fiat
on lower quotations from Berlin, and
rumOrS that AlSace-LOrTaine is to be
declared in a state of siege.
PRESSING MILITARY NEWS.
BRUSSELS, Feb. S.-The government
has introduced a bill into the chamber
of deputies for extra budget appropria-
ry,HS 20 fY-Dv1
of which 10 600, 900 francs are asked for
pressing military measures.
THE WAR IN THE sOUDAN.
ROME, Feb. SIT is stated that the
Abyssinians lost 5000 men in battles in
which the Italian forces were defeated
near MaSsaWah in the Soudan on Jan.
% and q.
CABINET RESIGNS.
Prime Minister Depritis announced
noon that the entire cabinet has re-
signed.
PASSED WITHOUT DEBATE.
PARIS. Feb. S.-The chamber of dep
utieS to-day passed without debate or
scrutiny the extra budgets asked for
the war and naval departments.
ROUTING SOCIALISTS.
BERLIN, Feb. S.-The police attempt
ed to dispense socialist meeting which
was zIClu III
Stettin last evening, but failed. A force
of military was then summoned, and
with fixed bayonets drove the people
from the hall. Several were wounded
by bayOnet thTuSts and one man is re-
ported killed. The hall in which the
meeting was held was completely
wrecked
CHALLENGE ACCEPTED.
TORONTO, Ont, Feb. 8.-Beach has
accepted Hanlon's challenge to row on
the Nepean river.
BAD AUGURY.
VIENNA, Feb. 9.-The press of this
city considers the resignation of Count
de Robilant, the Italian foreign min
lister, bad augury for the preserva
ton of European peace. His retire
ment, the papers say, will be especially
welcome to Russia, where the Italian
defeat at Massowah is recognized as
being partly the work of Russian as
| sistance to the AbySSinians.
EXPLODING BOMBS.
LYONS, France, Feb. 1.-TWO bombs
were simultaneously exploded to-day
| in front of police headquarters office
| in this city. The bombs struck against
railing and were thus prevented from
expanding their force on the building
at st. Etienne, thirty-three miles soutf
of Lyons, a bomb was thrown at the
police station. 1t exploded outside
the Office, but with such force thai
three of the officers within the build
ing were seriously injured. Eight mel
have been arrested for alleged com
plicity in the latter outrage.